Instructional course lectures volume 46 1997

Part 1 Shoulder: pathophysiologic alterations in shoulder injury; proximal humeral replacement for complex fractures - indications and surgical technique; complications of humeral head replacement for proximal humeral fractures; complications of internal fixation of proximal humeral fractures; normal shoulder mechanics and function; shoulder rehabilitation - clinical application, evaluation, and rehabilitation protocols; current research on muscle activity about the shoulder. Part 2 Hand: simulators of hand infections; longitudinal failure of upper-limb formation. Part 3 Spine: the management of acute spine trauma - prehospital and in-hospital emergency care; minimally invasive approaches to the spine; minimally invasive arthroscopic spinal surgery. Part 4 Knee: wound complications in total knee arthroplasty; extensor mechanism problems in total knee arthroplasty; neurovascular complications following total knee replacement - causes, treatment, and prevention; thromboembolic disease; the stiff total knee replacement - causes, treatment and prevention; supracondylar fracture of the distal femur proximal to a total knee replacement; polythylene wear and osteolysis following total knee replacement; management of the patient with an infected knee arthroplasty; surgical exposure in revision total knee arthroplasty; the management of bone defects in revision total knee arthroplasty; cost effectiveness of revision total knee replacement; Patella Infera Syndrome - an analysis of the patellar tendon pathology; reflex sympathetic dystrophy, Patella Infera Contracture Syndrome, and loss of motion following anterior cruciate ligament surgery; reflex sympathetic dystrophy and pain dysfunction in the lower extremity. Part 5 Tibial fractures: technical considerations in the surgical management of tibial fractues; delayed union and nonunion of tibial shaft fractures; open fractures of the tibial shaft; open fracutes of the tibial shaft; Compartment Syndrome associated with tibial fracture. Part 6 Foot and ankle: fractures of the ankle and the distal part of the tibia; complex fractures of the talus; salvage procedures for calcaneus fractures; technical factors in hindfoot arthrodesis; hallux valgus; adult acquired flatfoot deformity - treatment of dysfunction of the posterior tibial tendon. Part 7 Aging: geriatrics for orthopaedists; orthopaedic challenges in an aging population; orthopaedic challenges in the aging population - trauma, treatment and related clinical issues; biomechanical considerations of hip and spine fractures in osteoporotic bone; outcome assessment after fracture in the elderly; osteoporosis - diagnosis and treatment; maintaining and restoring mobility in middle and old age - the importance of the soft tissues. Part 8 Growth factors. Part 9 Amputation. Part 10 Additional areas of interest.

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This is a broad selection of instructional course lectures and selected symposia from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' 1996 Annual Meeting in Atlanta. It includes in-depth sections on the shoulder, total knee replacement, and orthopaedic care of the elderly.